صدر العدد 23 من مجلة " المشرق " الصادرة في ملبورن - استراليا لصاحبها ورئيس تحريرها الرفيق عادل بشارة ، من محتويات العدد :

Politics

- The 12 Myths of Annapolis (Phyllis Bennis)

- Could this be the Beginning of the End for Mahmoud Abbas (Saleh Al-Naami)

- Jordan's Spy Agency : Holding Cell for the CIA ( Craig Whitlock )

POLITICAL HISTORY

-      Strategic Framework and Consequences of the Sykes-Picot Agreement (Tim Junio)

-      Is It True ? (Prof . Elihu Grant)

FEATURES

-      Nationalism , Arabism and identity in the formation of the Lebanese State (Dr. Peter Hilal)

-      The Looming Conflict over Water in the ME (Dr. Frank O'keefa)

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

-      Genesis and Creation in Ancient Syria (Georgie Can'an)

-      Religious Toleration in Syria ( Barbara Law)

PERSONALITIES

-      George Atiyeh : A Legacy of Scholarship , Excellence and Resilience (Ghada Khouri)

-      The Ideas of al-Kawakibi (Dr. George Atiyeh)

MISCELLANEOUS

-      Inside Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Batir Wardam)

-      Petra and the Bible (Dr. Philip C. Hammond)